Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

value bet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: val-ue -bet
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bet placed with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.

verb

To bet with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.

Inflected Forms

value bets (plural) value bets (present, singular) value betting (participle, present)

Antonyms

bluff to bluff

Questions

What does value bet mean?: A bet placed with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand.

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